China Just Announced Its Plan to Beat the U.S. Military by 2049

China Just Announced Its Plan to Beat the U.S. Military by 2049

PUBLISHED on August 11, 2025, 10:48 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary – China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has officially declared its ambition to match and then surpass the U.S. military by 2049, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. According to an article in the Communist Party’s official newspaper, achieving a “world-class military” requires the PLA to measure itself against the “world’s strongest military”—an apparent referenc…